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“It is absolutely essential that the war stops,” says Gaza’s parish priest
Although the media attention has died down since the ceasefire, the Gaza Strip continues to sink into an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Gaza’s Catholic priest, Fr Gabriel Romanelli, described the “very serious” conditions marked by the daily suffering of the population. “The situation continues to […]
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Pakistan: Demand for justice after Christian man found hanged
The Christian community has refused the official account that Mr…
“We will stay, despite the war”, says priest in southern Lebanon
Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East,…
Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians
The return of war to the Middle East has reopened…
ACN’s global petition for religious freedom surpasses 20,000 signatures
Billions of people live in countries where religious freedom is…
“Missiles are flying over our heads” – Tens of thousands displaced as violence escalates in Lebanon
ACN has remained in contact with project partners in the…
Algeria: The “Son of St Augustine” visits Annaba
The Vatican has officially confirmed that in the coming April,…
Mauritania: The challenges of ministering to a community of migrants
The only diocese in Mauritania has just celebrated its sixtieth…
Ukraine: “You did not only give us food, but a taste of God”
In eastern Ukraine people have grown numb to the danger…
Catholics returning ‘in their thousands, not hundreds’ say bishops
Thousands of Catholics in north-east Nigeria have returned to church…
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Pakistan: Demand for justice after Christian man found hanged
The Christian community has refused the official account that Mr Marqas Masih committed suicide, and claim instead that he was murdered. Two men have been arrested. Church leaders are demanding...
“We will stay, despite the war”, says priest in southern Lebanon
Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, at the end of February 2026, the southern border of Lebanon has again become a war zone. In this context...
ACN calls for prayers for Fr. Pierre El Raï, who was killed in southern Lebanon
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls for prayers for Fr. Pierre El Raï, a Maronite priest from the Maronite Diocese of Tyre and a project...